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Gujarati women excel as breeders of camels and buffaloeshttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jun/24/women-gujarat-india-breeders-camels-buffaloes
Herder Meera Bhen, from the Kutch region, is making history throughout India, as her idea of marketing camels' milk takes off<p>When Sangan Bhai, a humble man in the Kutch region of India's western state of Gujarat, was offered a position as an executive member of the local camel breeders' association, he made a decision that surprised his community: instead of accepting the prestigious post, he offered his wife's name instead.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jun/24/women-gujarat-india-breeders-camels-buffaloes">Continue reading...</a>Global developmentIndiaWomenFood securityAnimalsFood & drinkTue, 24 Jun 2014 06:00:59 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jun/24/women-gujarat-india-breeders-camels-buffaloesAjit Solanki/APAn Indian girl with a herd of camels in the Kutch region of Gujarat, India. Photograph: Ajit Solanki/APAjit Solanki/APAn Indian girl walks past a herd of camels near salt pans on a highway in the Kutch district of Gujarat state, India, April 17, 2013 . Photograph: Ajit Solanki/APFrom IPS, part of the Guardian development network2014-06-24T06:00:59ZDial C for corruption: Delhi's anti-graft hotline deluged with calls on first dayhttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jan/11/delhi-corruption-hotline-deluged-calls-first-day
Alarm bells ring for corrupt officials across Indian capital as thousands of citizens join AAP's anti-corruption crusade<p>An anti-corruption helpline launched in Delhi on Thursday by the new city government received thousands of calls and more than 30 useful leads on its first day, the government has said.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jan/11/delhi-corruption-hotline-deluged-calls-first-day">Continue reading...</a>GovernanceGlobal developmentTransparencyIndiaSat, 11 Jan 2014 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jan/11/delhi-corruption-hotline-deluged-calls-first-dayManish Swarup/APArvind Kejriwal, leader of Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi party, wants citizens to participate in sting operations against corrupt officials. Photograph: Manish Swarup/APManish Swarup/APArvind Kejriwal, leader of Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi party, wants citizens to participate in sting operations against corrupt officials. Photograph: Manish Swarup/APNita Bhalla for <a href="http://www.trust.org/" title="">Thomson Reuters Foundation</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/series/guardian-development-network" title="">Guardian development network</a>2014-01-11T04:00:00ZToxic towns and poisoned rivers: a byproduct of industry for the rich | Stephen Leahyhttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/nov/08/toxic-towns-poisoned-rivers-byproduct-industry
Argentina, Indonesia and Nigeria among world's top 10 most polluted places due to jewellery and other chemical processing<p>Parts of Argentina, Indonesia and Nigeria are among the top 10 most polluted places on the planet, according to a report by US and European environmental groups.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/nov/08/toxic-towns-poisoned-rivers-byproduct-industry">Continue reading...</a>Global developmentTrade and developmentPollutionEnvironmentArgentinaRiversHealthSocietyAmericasWorld newsIndonesiaAsia PacificNigeriaAfricaIndiaDominican RepublicRussiaEuropeOilFri, 08 Nov 2013 14:41:52 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/nov/08/toxic-towns-poisoned-rivers-byproduct-industryBagus Indahono/EPAAn Indonesian man collects plastic among the garbage floating on a polluted river in Jakarta, Indonesia. A new report by US and European environmental groups has identified the top 10 most polluted places on the planet. Photograph: Bagus Indahono/EPABagus Indahono/EPAAn Indonesian man collects plastic among the garbage floating on a polluted river in Jakarta, Indonesia. A new report by US and European environmental groups has identified the top 10 most polluted places on the planet. Photograph: Bagus Indahono/EPAStephen Leahy for <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/series/guardian-development-network" title="">IPS</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/series/guardian-development-network" title="">Guardian development network</a>2013-11-08T14:41:52ZIndia floods: fears grow for farmland devastated in Uttarakhandhttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/aug/05/india-floods-farmland-uttarakhand
With the Indian government focusing on rescue and relief operations, the plight of farmers has been largely ignored<p>More than a month after <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/24/india-uttarakhand-floods-rescue-death-toll" title="">flash floods in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in north India left 1,000 dead and 6,000 missing</a>, the government has yet to release a full agricultural impact assessment, triggering fears about the extent of damage to farmland.</p><p>Questions remain as to how soon soil restoration efforts will bear fruit and when the farm economy, which accounted for just under 11% of the state's $160bn (&pound;105bn) gross domestic product in 2012-13, will be restored.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/aug/05/india-floods-farmland-uttarakhand">Continue reading...</a>Food securityEmploymentGlobal developmentIndiaWorld newsFloodingEnvironmentNatural disasters and extreme weatherMon, 05 Aug 2013 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/aug/05/india-floods-farmland-uttarakhandDanish Siddiqui/ReutersIndia floods – experts say farms in Uttarakhand are in no shape to yield a winter harvest this year. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/ReutersDanish Siddiqui/ReutersExperts from the Uttarakhand region say the summer crops have been washed out and the farms are in no shape to yield a winter harvest this year. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/ReutersMalini Shankar in Uttarkashi for <a href="http://www.ips.org/institutional/" title="">IPS</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/series/guardian-development-network" title="">Guardian development network</a>2013-08-05T13:00:00ZDiabetes in India rising, with women at a particular disadvantagehttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/may/24/diabetes-india-women-disadvantage
Indian women with diabetes still play 'caretaker role' in the family and prioritise the health of others above their own<p>The disease itself may not discriminate on the basis of gender, but when it comes to healthcare for patients with diabetes, women in India find themselves at a disadvantage compared with men.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/may/24/diabetes-india-women-disadvantage">Continue reading...</a>Global developmentIndiaGenderWorld newsDiabetesHealthWomenLife and styleFri, 24 May 2013 11:33:59 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/may/24/diabetes-india-women-disadvantageKS Harikrishnan/IPSWomen in India face disadvantages when it comes to diabetes. Photograph: KS Harikrishnan/IPSKS Harikrishnan/IPSWomen in India face disadvantages when it comes to diabetes. Photograph: KS Harikrishnan/IPSKS Harikrishnan <a href="http://www.ipsnews.net" title="">IPS</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/series/guardian-development-network" title="">Guardian development network</a>2013-05-24T11:33:59ZIndia plans science policy to help tackle poverty and developmenthttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2012/jan/04/india-science-policy-tackle-poverty
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says India's science policy should support 'faster, sustainable and inclusive development'<p>India will press science and technology into serving a national policy of more inclusive, sustainable and rapid growth for its people.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2012/jan/04/india-science-policy-tackle-poverty">Continue reading...</a>Global developmentScienceIndiaWed, 04 Jan 2012 16:02:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2012/jan/04/india-science-policy-tackle-povertyArabinda Mahapatra/Getty ImagesPrime Minister Manmahon Singh, left, at the inaugural function of 99th Indian Science Congress. Photograph: Arabinda Mahapatra/Getty ImagesArabinda Mahapatra/Getty ImagesPrime Minister Manmahon Singh during the inaugural function of 99th Indian Science Congress at KIIT University on January 3, 2012 in Bhubaneswar, India. Photograph: Arabinda Mahapatra/Getty ImagesTV Padma for <a href="http://www.scidev.net/en/" title="">SciDev</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/series/guardian-development-network" title="">Guardian development network</a>2012-01-04T16:02:51ZWho's who among the 'new' aid donors?http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/oct/25/whos-who-new-aid-donors
A closer look at their donations shows how and where the emerging powers are changing the shape of the aid industry<p>As the global economy begins to be reshaped by the new emerging powers, so too is the aid industry. IRIN looks at the rise of the Bric countries, with South Korea joining counterparts Brazil, Russia, India and China as the new donors.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/oct/25/whos-who-new-aid-donors">Continue reading...</a>Global developmentAidBrazilWorld newsIndiaSouth KoreaSouth AfricaAfricaAsia PacificTue, 25 Oct 2011 10:23:43 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/oct/25/whos-who-new-aid-donorsMak Remissa/EPASoldiers at Phnom Penh airport carry Chinese relief packages. China is giving aid worth about $7m for Cambodia's flood victims. Photograph: Mak Remissa/EPAMak Remissa/EPACambodian soldiers carry Chinese flood relief items at Phnom Penh airport. China is providing humanitarian aid worth around $7m for Cambodian flood victims. Photograph: Mak Remissa/EPABy <a href="http://www.irinnews.org/" title="">IRIN</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/series/guardian-development-network" title="">Guardian development network</a>2011-10-25T10:23:43ZIndia's mobile schools - videohttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/video/2011/sep/30/india-mobile-school-video
In Delhi, children from low-income households are being encouraged to attend school on old buses that have been converted into classrooms. The buses travel to selected points of the city and offer two hours of lessons a day. The scheme is supported by Unicef and the local authorities <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/video/2011/sep/30/india-mobile-school-video">Continue reading...</a>Global developmentEducationIndiaWorld newsFri, 30 Sep 2011 11:19:44 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/video/2011/sep/30/india-mobile-school-videoIrin films/Irin filmsMobile school Photograph: Irin filmsFrom <a href="http://www.irinnews.org/">IRIN</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/series/guardian-development-network">Guardian Development Network</a>2011-09-30T11:19:44ZStronger south-south axis opens new chapter for least developed countrieshttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/may/16/least-developed-countries-conference-south-cooperation
The close cooperation in evidence at the UN conference means that the south will have more bargaining power in future<p>The glass isn't exactly half-full, but it certainly is not entirely empty either. Within the broad failure of the week-long <a href="http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/ldc/home/conference" title="">Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV)</a> in Istanbul that concluded on Friday, many delegates are taking heart in a strengthening south-south front that has emerged.</p><p>That front failed to secure a trade agreement to the satisfaction of the LDCs. But delegates say the very act of joint and unified negotiations by the group has put them in a stronger position for bargaining in years ahead.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/may/16/least-developed-countries-conference-south-cooperation">Continue reading...</a>Least developed countriesGlobal developmentBrazilIndiaChinaEuropean UnionAsia PacificMon, 16 May 2011 17:06:40 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/may/16/least-developed-countries-conference-south-cooperationSanjay Suri, for IPS, part of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/series/guardian-development-network" title="">Guardian Development Network</a>2011-05-16T17:06:40ZSouth-south funding with no strings attachedhttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/apr/20/south-funding-development-no-strings-attached
A fund set up by India, Brazil and South Africa supports projects in low-income countries 'without imposing conditions'<p>Development donors typically impose strict conditions on recipient countries. Now a different south-south approach to funding is taking shape through the <a href="http://www.ibsanews.com/" title="India-Brazil-South Africa (Ibsa)">India-Brazil-South Africa (Ibsa)</a> Fund for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/apr/20/south-funding-development-no-strings-attached">Continue reading...</a>Global developmentIndiaWorld newsBrazilSouth AfricaAidAfricaWed, 20 Apr 2011 10:22:18 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/apr/20/south-funding-development-no-strings-attachedRebecca Blackwell/APA peanut seller in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, one of the countries that has projects supported by Ibsa funding. Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/APRebecca Blackwell/APA peanut seller in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, one of the countries that has projects supported by Ibsa funding. Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/APBy Marina Penderis of <a href="http://ipsnews.net/" title="IPS">IPS</a> for the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/series/guardian-development-network" title="Guardian Development Network">Guardian Development Network</a>2011-04-20T10:22:18ZTB deaths creating villages of widows in rural Indiahttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/jan/21/tuberculosis-deaths-mining-rural-india
A recent increase in the number of deaths from tuberculosis among Saharia tribal miners means more women are being left to look after their families alone<p>Because of the deaths of so many miners, India's village of Majhera, in the Shivpuri district inside the state of Madhya Pradesh, is now called the, &quot;village of widows&quot;. One Saharia tribal widow, in the village of Majhera, is 22 year old Kamla who recently lost her husband and is still in mourning. Saharia tribal women have only a 7% literacy rate. Because of this, finding employment that will support their family after the death of their husband is almost impossible.</p><p>Madhya Pradesh, one of the largest states in India with the highest percentage (14.5%) of &quot;scheduled tribes&quot;, also known at the Adivasi, is the home of the one of India's most ancient people known as the 'Saharia.' Living under extreme poverty, that has included a history of death by hunger, the Saharia are a growing part of India's vastly underpaid now working in the illegal mining industry. Another miner, Suresh, the husband of 40 year old Saharia woman, Bhagwati, has also passed away. His death has left Bhagwati with mounting pressure to care for herself and her family. The cause of death is tuberculosis, that has been exacerbated by the culture of illegal mining in India.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/jan/21/tuberculosis-deaths-mining-rural-india">Continue reading...</a>Global developmentMiningIndiaWorld newsTuberculosisFri, 21 Jan 2011 10:45:08 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/jan/21/tuberculosis-deaths-mining-rural-indiaAnupam Nath/APA nurse gives an injection to a tuberculosis patient at a TB hospital in India. Photograph: Anupam Nath/APAnupam Nath/APA nurse gives an injection to tuberculosis patient Rupali Kalita at the state TB hospital in Gauhati, India in April 2010. Photograph: Anupam Nath/APShuriah Niazi for Shuriah Niazi for <a href="http://womennewsnetwork.net/" title="Women News Network - WNN">Women News Network - WNN</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development" title="Guardian Development Network">Guardian Development Network</a>2011-01-21T10:45:08Z